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2.
Your Lordship will perceive
that the Executive Council con-
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the
agreensent of the present
accountant in that department.
The
aviangement, if sauctioned,
twis
in
recom
commending the
adoption of the scale of clerical salaries which I have had the -honour of submitting for ap- proval, and that the Members
of any special
are not
aware
reason for the present over
ment of the clerical staff.
With
regard
pay-
to the minute 3.
of the Director of Public Works,.
I have the honour to solicit
reference to
a
despatch No 278
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my the 22nd ultimo, in which I
recommended the appointment
of
of
aw
office assistant and
ac -
countant on the expiration of
the
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will effect
a
saving
on the est
ablishment, and
að
the officer
to be appointed will be office
assistant to the Director,
Come
as well
as accountant, he will not
under the clerical scheme I was desired by the despatch,
under
reply to consult the Execu- tive Council on the question
also of the reductions to be made
in the numbers of the present
clerical staff. I regret that I
au
not.
a
+ present
a.
position.
to do so. A circular has been
issued by my
direction to the
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